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Archives for September 2005

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Caption from Someone’s Flickr Album: “As I stood on the sidelines of the B2B, I befriended an older woman who was cheering on and “woowooing” everyone who passed by. We started shouting out to each other whenever we saw the…

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The Art of Stalking

As you know, I ran the Bay to Breakers naked. After the race, I couldn’t wait to retrieve my picture as proof that I had done something so wacky. It just so happens that the pictures I pulled up were…

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Mermaid at Center Camp, Burning Man 

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Naked

There isn’t a topic that generates more interest than running the Bay to Breakers naked. ‘Weren’t you cold?’ ‘Didn’t your boobs hurt?’ ‘Did you do it alone?’ Mind you, the Bay to Breakers isn’t a regular race. Thousands of people…

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Mariel’s Wedding: The Bride and Her Centerpieces, Symphony Hall, Seattle 

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Pump It Up

This is embarrasing story #588,601. I was telling my friend Joy this story the other day. I figured I might as well document it for safe keeping. I dated this guy Justin who lives in a warehouse with four other…

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The Opera House, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Annoyed

I think I know why I’m still single. I get annoyed really easily. I’m sitting here at The Grove on Fillmore–my favorite cafe. Side note: it’s really only my fave because they make their own scrumptious chocolate chip cookies that…

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My life as a babysitter. Me and Sasha, the daughter of the head of our Burning Man camp.

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Mentally Grounded

When kids are punished, their parents ground them for a week or a month. They get sent to their room. An earlier curfew is enforced. An allowance is withheld. As a teenager, I used to babysit a lot of kids….

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